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Justice C. Bigler

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Re: Cisco SG300 EOL, SG350 OK for dante?
« Reply #30 on: January 21, 2019, 04:13:30 PM »

In the very compact switch category, I'm a big fan of the NetGear GS108T. It's a small 8 port managed switch that will allow you to disable the EEE features, which their other Prosafe models will not. About $60. I have two of them in my recording rack.

But the fact of the matter is that just about any gigabit ethernet switch will work if you are not running a mixed network. I.e. not running video, or other internet traffic, print servers, etc... on the same network. An unmanaged switch used exclusively for Dante will work fine also (as long as you can disable the EEE/powersaving/Green ethernet features.)
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Re: Cisco SG300 EOL, SG350 OK for dante?
« Reply #31 on: January 21, 2019, 05:47:34 PM »

Anyone else worried by external supplies?
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They can be a PITA, the small port count POE models have particularly large power supplies.
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Re: Cisco SG300 EOL, SG350 OK for dante?
« Reply #32 on: January 21, 2019, 05:50:11 PM »

They can be a PITA, the small port count POE models have particularly large power supplies.

I’m most worried about the supply being easily disconnected, and how to manage and place those supplies in racks.


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Re: Cisco SG300 EOL, SG350 OK for dante?
« Reply #33 on: January 21, 2019, 08:59:50 PM »

Sticky back Velcro works well for that sort of thing both in securing wall warts and securing the mini DC supply plugs.

I’m most worried about the supply being easily disconnected, and how to manage and place those supplies in racks.


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Re: Cisco SG300 EOL, SG350 OK for dante?
« Reply #34 on: January 22, 2019, 12:47:03 PM »

I’m most worried about the supply being easily disconnected, and how to manage and place those supplies in racks.


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You can use a short extension cable from the supply to the power inside the rack, so the weight of the supply doesn't make it fall off the receptacle.
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Re: Cisco SG300 EOL, SG350 OK for dante?
« Reply #35 on: January 22, 2019, 01:08:17 PM »

If you're not locking down your wall warts or better yet, replacing them with something that can be mounted, you're just being lazy!


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Re: Cisco SG300 EOL, SG350 OK for dante?
« Reply #36 on: January 22, 2019, 03:49:21 PM »

If you're not locking down your wall warts or better yet, replacing them with something that can be mounted, you're just being lazy!


https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/150027-REG/Furman_PLUGLOCK_PFP_Locking_Outlet_Strip_120v_15a.html



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I just use Tie-Wraps to hold the blocks to the power strip. Drilled a few holes in the shelf for them to pass through.
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Re: Cisco SG300 EOL, SG350 OK for dante?
« Reply #37 on: January 22, 2019, 04:30:30 PM »


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Re: Cisco SG300 EOL, SG350 OK for dante?
« Reply #38 on: January 22, 2019, 04:55:57 PM »

In the very compact switch category, I'm a big fan of the NetGear GS108T. It's a small 8 port managed switch that will allow you to disable the EEE features, which their other Prosafe models will not. About $60. I have two of them in my recording rack.

But the fact of the matter is that just about any gigabit ethernet switch will work if you are not running a mixed network. I.e. not running video, or other internet traffic, print servers, etc... on the same network. An unmanaged switch used exclusively for Dante will work fine also (as long as you can disable the EEE/powersaving/Green ethernet features.)

I agree that the GS108T is a great little switch.  I keep a pair in my pelican.  However, I've started to migrate them to GS110TPv2, the POE version.  It's slightly larger but can power Avio and similar adapters. 

What I've learned with the Netgear lines is that the Smart Managed Plus products are no bueno with Dante, but the Smart Managed Pro products are good to go.  One other note is that it's nice that they ship with the EEE off, so for Dante only, unicast networks there is zero configuration needed.

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Re: Cisco SG300 EOL, SG350 OK for dante?
« Reply #39 on: January 22, 2019, 05:39:32 PM »

One solution is to use a DC power distribution unit. I replaced all the wall warts on my Sennheiser gear by doing that. I just snipped the wall wart off and wired directly into the DC distribution unit. No weight, no worries. It was rocksolid from the day I installed it until the day I moved to different equipment


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